First Liberian Civil War

Civil War battlefield surgery, surgeons, and nurses were more common on the battlefield during the war because of the severity of the injuries and sickness from disease. Civil War battlefield surgery came to be known as butchery, though it saved many lives of soldiers and helped them possibly get back on the battlefield. The most common surgery that surgeons performed was amputations. Most deaths didn’t occur because of the amputation itself but because of the “surgical fevers,” which usually…

The Civil War was the deadliest war in American history. Men left their homes, wives, children and the public sphere to fight the Civil War, leaving women responsible for both the domestic and public sphere. With the men off to war, women would soon come to realize that the responsibilities of the public sphere had been passed down their way for the time being. With both the domestic and public sphere in the palm of their hands, women acknowledged the fact that their role in the public sphere…

understanding of national relations during World War II, Russian Politics during World War II, and The Battle of Stalingrad. It is important for a reader to know which countries were allied in World War II. This information may seem painfully obvious; however, if a younger reader does not know which countries were allied in World War II, they might not be able to grasp the story concept at all. Readers should also know Russia’s basic political stance during World War II. Readers need to…

Civil Rights, Liberties, and Issues in Wolfenstein: The New Order A Bit of Backstory Wolfenstein: The New Order begins by throwing the player into an immersive experience of controlling a highly respected soldier during WWII. The scene opens up with an American bomber plane trying to reach Nazi territory carrying cargo and armed men ready to retaliate against the opposing German forces. The main character and who the player takes the reins of, B.J. Blazkowicz, has his plane shot down by…

During the Civil War, a lot of people played different roles on both the Confederate and the Union sides of the war. There were spies who used their seductive powers to get information out of the officers and women who dressed up as men to be accepted as a soldier 's. The Civil War influenced much of society by beginning segregation, secession, and gave rights to slaves. According to the biography on her website, Karen Abbott is the New York Times bestselling author of Sin in the Second City,…

Crippled The Good Cripple a novel by Rodrigo Rey Rosa portrays the social life of Central America through a story of a father and a son. The story revolves around the violence, corruption, and civil war. Around the time in which the novel takes place in Guatemala there is a post-civil war going on. This highly connects to the story of the father and the son in The Good Cripple. Figuratively the father takes the role of the government while the son takes the role of the citizen. In…

Images and discussions of the Civil War focus on the battles and the hardship back east. The burnt out husks of the Old South and bodies of soldiers lie strewn on the ground in black and white photos from the era. Movies romanticize large white columns and women in corallines swearing that they will never go hungry again. While school books will touch some on the Board War between Kansas and Missouri, they leave out the ripple effects of the war on the Indian Territory, and those who have been…

Dehumanizing Thoughts of Femininity During the Civil War in Woe To Live On Women during the Civil War normally stayed at home to cook, clean, and serve men. Woodrell portrays femininity as domestic in Woe To Live On, similar to past traditions. In Sue Lee’s case, using her femininity to her advantage gains her a sense of power by taking action when Jack Bull receives a serious injury; otherwise, wives like Mrs. Daily held their power in the house. Throughout history women never received the…

When thinking about the Civil War, the 620,000 men who fought and died in combat is what comes to mind, but what is not talked about are the over 400 women who died right beside them. The reasons men went to war were because they were proud of their country, they were able to leave home, they got to go on an adventure, and they earned money. Women joined the war for the same reasons, but with the addition of having freedom (Righthand, Jess. "The Women Who Fought in the Civil War."). One such…

In the years before the Civil War, the lives of American women were shaped by a set of ideals of something called True Womanhood. Women were perceived to be perfect and were forced to follow religion and be within the four characteristics of virtue that defined women (piety, purity, domesticity, and submissiveness) and not to step out of those boundaries. However, that all changed when their husbands, brothers, sons, and more were sent off to go to war. During the Civil War, American women…